Dr. Cameron Weatherford serves as Assistant Professor of Choral Music at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where he conducts the Ladies of Lee, Choral Union, and teaches courses in the undergraduate and graduate choral music curriculum.
Prior to coming to Lee, he served as the Chair of the Division of Fine Arts and Director of Choral Activities at Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana.
From 2012-2016, he served as Choral Director at Alexandria Senior High in Alexandria, Louisiana. Under his direction, the ensembles of Alexandria Senior High School received numerous recognitions and awards including Superior ratings at the District and State level and were featured in two Louisiana ACDA performances, tours throughout the southern United States, and a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
In March 2017, Dr. Weatherford won first place in the National ACDA Graduate Conducting Competition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2016, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. He also serves as the editor of the Cameron Weatherford Choral Series through Canorous Music Publishing.
He has conducted numerous honor choirs and has served as an adjudicator throughout the southeast. Other conducting engagements include events in Carnegie Hall and Paris, France. He has been featured as a session presenter in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio state conferences including LMEA, MMEA, ACDA, and the Kettering National A Cappella Conference.
He currently serves as the R&R Coordinator for Student Activities for Tennessee ACDA and has also served as the Co-Chair for the Women’s Division of Louisiana ACDA, the Co-Chair for the Women’s Honor Choir in District II, the Collegiate Repertoire R&R for Louisiana ACDA. He also served as the The Louisiana State Representative for AEA (A Cappella Educators Association) and is an active member of NAfME and ACDA on the state and national level.
Dr. Weatherford holds a B.M. in Church Music from Louisiana College, a M.M. in Choral Conducting from The University of Southern Mississippi, and a DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of Kentucky. He lives in Cleveland, Tennessee with his wife Caroline and their four children, Hudson, Annie, Scout, and Betsy.
EVENT DETAILS
Itinerary
Saturday, March 22
Morning or Afternoon arrival to New York City, check-in to hotel
Afternoon free for sightseeing
Evening Rehearsal
Sunday, March 23
Morning Rehearsal
Afternoon Broadway Show
Evening free for sightseeing
Monday, March 24
Morning brush-up Rehearsal
Afternoon free for sightseeing
Sound check at Carnegie Hall
Evening concert
Post-concert buffet reception
Tuesday, March 25
Depart New York City
Repertoire Selections
Songs of Joy and Sorrow
i thank You God for most this amazing day
Dan Forrest
SATB, piano, opt’l. strings
Music of Dan Forrest
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
J.S. Bach, ed. David Music
SATB, strings
GIA Publications
Joy
Hans Bridger Heruth
SATB, 4-hand piano
SBMP 1392
Indodana
Michael Barrett & Ralf Schmitt
SATB
SBMP 1177
It Is Well With My Soul
arr. Tom Trenney
SATB, piano, oboe
Beckenhorst Press 2335
Joyful, Joyful (from Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit)
arr. Roger Emerson
SATB, piano, rhythm
Hal Leonard
OCTAVO Series PAckages
For Directors who want it all
Festival Chorus performance with a nationally-recognized guest conductor
Sound check and performance at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium
Post-concert buffet reception
mp3 part learning tracks to assist with preparation
Audio and video archival recording of the performance
Commemorative framed mini marquee poster for the ensemble
Certificates of participation for each performer
Three-night stay at a Midtown Manhattan hotel (Westin Times Square, Sheraton New York, or similar)
MTA Transit pass for use on subways and buses (two one-way rides included with upgrades available)
Group Tickets to a Broadway show
Top of the Rock observation deck
MCP operations associate for personal attention regarding your package
Flight assistance available through in-house airline coordinator
One year of membership for the ensemble director to the online learning platform, Forward Motion
For Directors using a tour operator or who want
to book their own lodging and activities
Festival Chorus performance with a nationally-recognized guest conductor
Sound check and performance at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium
mp3 part learning tracks to assist with preparation
Audio and video archival recording of the performance
Commemorative framed mini marquee poster for the ensemble
Certificates of participation for each performer
One year of membership for the ensemble director to the online learning platform, Forward Motion
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“Oh my! There aren’t enough good things to say! The professionalism and quality of all aspects of the event were beyond measure. As an educator, I truly felt valued and appreciated by MCP. Hearing my students sing in such a prestigious venue made my heart soar.”